Lady Bird, dressed in a pink prom dress and her friend Julie, dressed in yellow pyjamas, sit on a couch hand in hand

F**k Men! Women Who Want More

By: leoni horton
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When love isn’t enough. Looking at women in film who say F**k Men! and choose independence over the safe arms of their leading men.

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Image of director Lynn Shelton, who is sat on a porch outside of a house.

Finding Beauty in Humanity: Remembering Lynn Shelton Through Her Work

By: Rebecca Rosén
Anniversaries, Essay, Featured, Film, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Leave a Comment on Finding Beauty in Humanity: Remembering Lynn Shelton Through Her Work

Throughout her career, Lynn Shelton created a safe space for characters (and viewers alike) to feel like they belong – no matter how awkward, complex or messy they are. 

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PRIDE 2020: ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday’ (1971) Uses Sexuality to Portray the Longing for Love

By: Gavin Spoors
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Released in 1971, Sunday Bloody Sunday made waves for depicting the first man-on-man kiss in mainstream British cinema, portraying a bisexual character and for portraying a polyamorous relationship.

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The Art of Yearning in Lesbian Cinema

By: Michaela Barton
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“WLW are deeply intimate with the quiet and soft expression of yearning and no filmmaker encapsulates this better than Céline Sciamma.”

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Five Stages of Young Love in ‘Call Me By Your Name’ (2017)

By: Sophie Butcher
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This piece contains spoilers for the film ‘Call Me By Your Name’ “What does one do around here?” “Wait for the summer to end.” Watching the hazy blue skies, sun-sheened skin and absorbing romance of Luca Guadagnino’s much-loved ‘Call Me By Your Name’, you wouldn’t be blamed for hoping that autumn never comes. A Best…

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